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Second Crane Collapse Follows Deadly Thailand Train Disaster as Germany Reports Multiple Severe Crashes

Investigators are probing safety at the Thai high‑speed rail site alongside reckless‑driving cases in Germany.

Overview

  • Thai police say at least 32 people were killed and more than 60 injured after a construction crane fell onto a packed passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima, with forensic identification ongoing and the busy rail corridor still disrupted.
  • Within 24 hours, a separate crane collapsed onto a highway in Samut Sakhon near Bangkok, killing two and injuring five, as authorities work to determine the cause.
  • Police in Thailand have collected evidence and summoned representatives of two construction firms for questioning in the train disaster, though no charges have been filed.
  • In BerlinZehlendorf, a 39‑year‑old transporter driver died after a collision that followed his alleged flight from an earlier crash, while a mother and her child in a Smart were injured as police examine possible alcohol involvement.
  • Germany also saw a lorry strike four vehicles at a red light on the B6 near Görlitz with seven hospitalized, and a six‑vehicle A57 pileup where the initial driver showed alcohol odor and lacked a valid license.